"Making Faces", my solo show at the Station House Gallery in Williams Lake, BC , had over 700 viewers. I'm feeling pretty happy about that because for a community that size, that is a lot in 3 weeks! My interview with North by Northwest certainly drew people in. Some of the comments were, "Oh this is fun"; "What a warm feeling"; and "If this doesn't make you happy, there is something wrong with you". Gotta love that! Thanks art lovers in Williams Lake. Glad I could make you smile.

With the snow falling today, I'm really looking forward to Spring, even though I know we've got a couple more months of winter, But this recent painting helps me block out the grey/white days and dream of blue skies and flower blossoms. The picture I used as reference was taken by me last April in my friend, Pat's backyard in Sudbury, Suffolk.

Another in my series, "Faces of Ageing". Phil is most often in pain, but he always has a smile and a beautiful one at that. Always ready to laugh. Don't you just love his eyebrows? They go with his great crown of white wavy white hair!

A New Thing for Me! Abstract Art!

I felt I needed to loosen up a bit. This 24 X 30 piece, entitled Primary, is the third intuitive work I've done my whole life. And I loved it! It was freeing and didn't take me months to execute. Stay tuned for more!

This year I joined the local chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists and as an active member, I've contributed to 3 shows already. One show, called "Retro", is online. For that I submitted a graphite drawing (framed) titled "Steam Punk".

From my "Making Faces" series, I've submitted "Milton", for the "Active Member Exhibition". For the "Artists' Choice" show I submitted "Marion", which surprised me by selling! Both shows were at the Federation's Gallery on Granville Island in Vancouver.

I wonder if the buyer actually knows Marion, or knows someone with that name?